Fostering a welcoming culture

We are committed to ensuring that WashU is a community where everyone is valued and respected. By working collaboratively, we will create a better, stronger university that is a leader in educating students to live and work in an increasingly diverse world.

Framework for Change

Because we want our values to be woven into the fabric of our university, we are establishing an infrastructure to support and cultivate a stronger climate of diversity and inclusion at WashU.

Confronting bias

The Bias Response Support System is part of our commitment to address incidents of bias in our community.

Charting progress

Understanding the data and makeup of our community today helps us work toward a more inclusive campus.

Planning an inclusive future

We are establishing best practices, creating foundational policies, and investing expert thought in improving inclusion.

A campus accessible to all

From physical resources to support services, we welcome everyone to the WashU community.

PLAN offers staff a curriculum strategically designed to enhance their growth and productivity and to provide the university with a cadre of leaders who will contribute to university-wide initiatives and projects.

Diversity strengthens our sense of community, and is vital to our knowledge creation, problem solving and productivity — all essential to our mission as a world-class university. Making the university more diverse and inclusive is not an option. It is an imperative.

Increasing Understanding

In order to prepare our students to live and work in an increasingly diverse world, the WashU community is learning together through a robust training program of workshops and dialogues designed to improve the campus culture and climate.

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Departments and groups trained by SafeZones to promote more secure environments for LBGTQIA* students.

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School of Medicine departments that have completed all diversity and inclusion training sessions.

Get Involved

Diwali, the Hindu “Festival of Lights” has been celebrated at WashU for more than 25 years. Ashoka, the South Asian Student Association, each year presents a major show that celebrates a fusion of South Asian cultures.

Lunar New Year Festival (LNYF) fundraises for a philanthropy and hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Their centerpiece is a student-run production staged in commemoration and celebration of the Lunar New Year.